designing reports

Hi - we are just putting a proposal/costs together to implement reporting
services.
Might seem daft (!), I know i need the report designer and it works with the
visual studio .net 2003, but does that mean we need to buy visual studio .net
2003 (std/dev/enterprise?) and the designer comes free? Or vice versa? Or
both!
Thanks PaulThe designer comes free with SQL Server (you need a license for SQL Server
anywhere you have the server part of RS installed). But, the designer needs
some version (any version) of VS to install into. If you don't have VS 2003
then the cheapest thing to do is to buy VB.Net ($100).
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Paul" <Paul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi - we are just putting a proposal/costs together to implement reporting
> services.
> Might seem daft (!), I know i need the report designer and it works with
the
> visual studio .net 2003, but does that mean we need to buy visual studio
.net
> 2003 (std/dev/enterprise?) and the designer comes free? Or vice versa? Or
> both!
> Thanks Paul|||Thanks for the info Bruce! We have SQL server but are hoping to migrate from
Actuate...
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> The designer comes free with SQL Server (you need a license for SQL Server
> anywhere you have the server part of RS installed). But, the designer needs
> some version (any version) of VS to install into. If you don't have VS 2003
> then the cheapest thing to do is to buy VB.Net ($100).
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Paul" <Paul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ED6BE78D-8085-4A3A-8F01-6BD0408734D9@.microsoft.com...
> > Hi - we are just putting a proposal/costs together to implement reporting
> > services.
> >
> > Might seem daft (!), I know i need the report designer and it works with
> the
> > visual studio .net 2003, but does that mean we need to buy visual studio
> ..net
> > 2003 (std/dev/enterprise?) and the designer comes free? Or vice versa? Or
> > both!
> >
> > Thanks Paul
>
>|||Hi Paul,
We too are evaluating products to migrate from Actuate. I can share our
findings if you're interested.
Bill
"Paul" wrote:
> Thanks for the info Bruce! We have SQL server but are hoping to migrate from
> Actuate...
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> > The designer comes free with SQL Server (you need a license for SQL Server
> > anywhere you have the server part of RS installed). But, the designer needs
> > some version (any version) of VS to install into. If you don't have VS 2003
> > then the cheapest thing to do is to buy VB.Net ($100).
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > "Paul" <Paul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:ED6BE78D-8085-4A3A-8F01-6BD0408734D9@.microsoft.com...
> > > Hi - we are just putting a proposal/costs together to implement reporting
> > > services.
> > >
> > > Might seem daft (!), I know i need the report designer and it works with
> > the
> > > visual studio .net 2003, but does that mean we need to buy visual studio
> > ..net
> > > 2003 (std/dev/enterprise?) and the designer comes free? Or vice versa? Or
> > > both!
> > >
> > > Thanks Paul
> >
> >
> >|||Hi Paul,
I have a lot of experience with Actuate (8 years) and am currently getting
up to speed on Reporting Services.
Let me know if you'd like to exchange information/experiences on migrating
from Actuate to Reporting Services.
-- Chris
--
Chris, SSSI
"Paul" wrote:
> Thanks for the info Bruce! We have SQL server but are hoping to migrate from
> Actuate...
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> > The designer comes free with SQL Server (you need a license for SQL Server
> > anywhere you have the server part of RS installed). But, the designer needs
> > some version (any version) of VS to install into. If you don't have VS 2003
> > then the cheapest thing to do is to buy VB.Net ($100).
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > "Paul" <Paul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:ED6BE78D-8085-4A3A-8F01-6BD0408734D9@.microsoft.com...
> > > Hi - we are just putting a proposal/costs together to implement reporting
> > > services.
> > >
> > > Might seem daft (!), I know i need the report designer and it works with
> > the
> > > visual studio .net 2003, but does that mean we need to buy visual studio
> > ..net
> > > 2003 (std/dev/enterprise?) and the designer comes free? Or vice versa? Or
> > > both!
> > >
> > > Thanks Paul
> >
> >
> >|||Hi Bill,
I have a lot of experience with Actuate (8 years) and am currently getting
up to speed on Reporting Services.
Let me know if you'd like to exchange information/experiences on migrating
from Actuate to Reporting Services.
-- Chris
Chris, SSSI
"Bill" wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> We too are evaluating products to migrate from Actuate. I can share our
> findings if you're interested.
> Bill
> "Paul" wrote:
> > Thanks for the info Bruce! We have SQL server but are hoping to migrate from
> > Actuate...
> >
> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > The designer comes free with SQL Server (you need a license for SQL Server
> > > anywhere you have the server part of RS installed). But, the designer needs
> > > some version (any version) of VS to install into. If you don't have VS 2003
> > > then the cheapest thing to do is to buy VB.Net ($100).
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> > >
> > > "Paul" <Paul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:ED6BE78D-8085-4A3A-8F01-6BD0408734D9@.microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi - we are just putting a proposal/costs together to implement reporting
> > > > services.
> > > >
> > > > Might seem daft (!), I know i need the report designer and it works with
> > > the
> > > > visual studio .net 2003, but does that mean we need to buy visual studio
> > > ..net
> > > > 2003 (std/dev/enterprise?) and the designer comes free? Or vice versa? Or
> > > > both!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >